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Order the following stages in the industry life cycle from the earliest to latest to occur after the start-up phase: I. Maturity II. Relative decline III. Consolidation


A) III, I, II
B) I, III, II
C) III, II, I
D) I, II, III

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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The expansion of the money supply at a rate that exceeds the increase in goods and services will likely result in ________.


A) expanding economy
B) increased inflation
C) interest rate declines
D) lower GDP

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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An industry analysis for manufacturers of a small personal care gadget observed the following characteristics: 1) Industry sales have grown at 15%-20% per year in recent years and are expected to grow at 10%-15% per year over the next 3 years, still well above the economic growth rate. 2) Some U.S. manufacturers are attempting to enter fast-growing non-U.S. markets, which remain largely unexploited. 3) Some manufacturers have created a new niche in the industry by selling directly to customers through mail order. Sales for this industry segment are growing at 40% per year. 4) The current penetration rate in the United States is 60% of households and will be difficult to increase. 5) Manufacturers compete fiercely on the basis of price, and price wars within the industry are common. 6) Some manufacturers are able to develop new, unexploited niche markets in the United States based on company reputation, quality, and service. 7) Several manufacturers have recently merged, and it is expected that consolidation in the industry will increase. 8) New manufacturers continue to enter the market. Characteristics 4 and 5 would indicate that the industry is in the ________ stage.


A) start-up
B) consolidation
C) maturity
D) relative decline

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are appointed by ________ to serve ________ terms.


A) the Senate; 10-year
B) the House of Representatives; 8-year
C) the President; 14-year
D) the Secretary of the Treasury; 6-year

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The analysis of the determinants of firm value is called ________.


A) fundamental analysis
B) technical analysis
C) momentum analysis
D) indexing

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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If you are going to earn abnormal returns based on your macroeconomic analysis, it will most likely have to be because ________.


A) you have more information than others
B) you are a better analyst than others
C) you have the same information as others
D) you are an equally good analyst as others

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index is released ________.


A) daily
B) weekly
C) monthly
D) quarterly

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The classification system used to classify firms into industries is now called the ________ code.


A) SIC
B) NAICS
C) ISO 57
D) ISM

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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To obtain an approximate estimate of the real interest rate, one must ________ the ________ the nominal risk-free rate.


A) add; default premium to
B) subtract; default premium from
C) add; expected inflation to
D) subtract; expected inflation from

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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An increase in the value of the yen against the U.S. dollar can cause the Japanese automaker Toyota to either ________ on its U.S. sales.


A) lose market share or reduce its profit margin
B) gain market share or reduce its profit margin
C) lose market share or increase its profit margin
D) gain market share or increase its profit margin

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The fed funds rate is the ________.


A) interest rate that banks charge their best corporate customers
B) interest rate banks charge each other for overnight loans of deposits on reserve at the Fed
C) interest rate the Fed charges commercial banks on short-term loans
D) interest rate that the U.S. Treasury pays on its bills

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In 1980 the dollar-yen exchange rate was about $.0045. In 2017 the yen-dollar exchange rate was about 91 yen per dollar. A Japanese producer would have had to increase the dollar price of a good sold in the United States by approximately ________ to maintain the same yen price in 2017.


A) 144%
B) 79.5%
C) 265.4%
D) 36%

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following is not an example of fiscal policy?


A) Social Security spending
B) Medicare spending
C) Fed purchases of Treasury securities
D) changes in the tax rate

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Portfolio manager Peter Lynch would classify Coca-Cola as ________.


A) an asset play
B) a slow grower
C) a stalwart
D) a turnaround

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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The supply of funds in the economy is controlled primarily by ________.


A) the Federal Reserve System
B) Congress
C) money center banks
D) the Treasury department

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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The goal of supply-side policies is to ________.


A) increase government involvement in the economy
B) create an environment where workers and owners of capital have the maximum incentive and ability to produce and develop goods
C) maximize tax revenues of the government
D) focus more on wealth redistribution policies

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which one of the following is probably the most direct and immediate way to stimulate or slow the economy, although it is not very useful for fine-tuning economic performance?


A) fiscal policy
B) monetary policy
C) supply-side policy
D) rising minimum wages

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which one of the following is not a demand shock?


A) increase in government spending
B) increases in the money supply
C) reductions in consumer spending
D) improvements in education of U.S. workers

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Whenever OPEC attempts to influence the price of oil by significantly altering production, economists refer to this type of event as a ________.


A) demand shock
B) equilibrium event
C) expanding commodity event
D) supply shock

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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You would expect the beta of cyclical industries to be ________ and the beta of defensive industries to be ________.


A) greater than 1; less than 1
B) less than 1; less than 1
C) less than 1; greater than 1
D) greater than 1; greater than 1

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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